Self Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

At once a gripping family drama and a tale of hot-blooded romance, this classic coming of age novel is based on the famous author's own early years. A masterpiece of autobiographical fiction.

It is turn-of-the-twentieth-century England, and young Paul Morel, a miner's son, is turning into a man. He won't "go to pit" like his hard-drinking father. Instead, he wants to be an artist. Above all, he wants to please his ambitious, doting mother. But when he falls in love with two vastly different women, he will face hard choices as a son and a lover.